On the grounds that the Southern Army had been hastily organized after a major battle for several days, Guan Yu organized the Southern Army into a reserve and sent Tian Xin and the others out to inspect the terrain around Xiangyang to facilitate tomorrow's battle.

Most of the Jingzhou military generals and military officials are very familiar with the terrain and water around Xiangyang, and Tian Xin is not familiar with it.

Xi Hong pointed to the remnants and ruins of an earthen wall: "Duwei, that is my manor." It's been eleven years, and I'm finally in the old land of my father's ancestors. ”

"My home is in Fufeng County."

Tian Xin scanned the surroundings, manors, villages, and ruins abounded: "I was born in Hanzhong, I don't know what Guanzhong looks like, and I don't know what my father and ancestors look like, so I think it should be like this." When Xijing is recovered, I will be able to return to my hometown with honor and set up a tomb for my father and brother. ”

"If Xiangyang, Nanyang, and Nanxiang are recovered, then they will be able to advance westward from Wuguan Road and cut off the connection between Guanzhong and Luoyang in one fell swoop. General Zuo sent troops to Chencang again, and Guanzhong was like catching a turtle in an urn, so he naturally caught it. ”

Tian Xin described a strategic blueprint, and Xi Hong looked fascinated.

There is no need to look closely at the surrounding terrain, except for the undulating hills around Dashou Mountain and Tanxi, the rest are flat and open fields, which are mixed with vertical and horizontal canals or dotted with village ruins.

The sky is getting dark, and the two armies that are about to fight a decisive battle have completed the original formation map.

The bonfire crackled, Guan Yu summoned the generals to teach in person, and Tian Xin, Dong Hui, and Xi Hong came to listen together, so as to ensure the complete implementation of the military order, and there would be no chaos caused by someone's rebellion and death.

During the day, it had already been decided that the Southern Army would be in reserve, and now there will be no changes.

First, Guan Ping stood on the side of the sand table and roughly described the layout of tomorrow: "The left flank of the western front tomorrow is composed of Lei Xu and Xiahoulan, and it will enter the south bank of the Han River out of the Qinba Ancient Road and block the connection between Cao Ren and Gucheng. On the right flank of the eastern front is the 8,000 naval division, which will take the Han River to separate Xiangfan, so that Cao Ren's army can be cut off from returning, and it can also block Pang De's reinforcements. ”

8,000 on the left flank, 8,000 on the right, 7,000 on the middle army?

Tian Xinhu was silent, and Guan Ping still said: "Tomorrow, the southern army will be stationed between Tun Xiangyang and Da Shou Mountain, just guard against Lu Chang's plagiarism." The 5,000 Bandar Army will line up in a dignified array and fight to the death with Cao Ren's headquarters. Tian Duwei, do you have any doubts? ”

"Yes."

Tian Xin grabbed the wooden model of the warship and touched it: "Tomorrow, the Eastern Front Naval Division will block the Han River, if it is delayed and cannot arrive on time, then my two thousand people will have to face not only the invasion of Lu Chang's headquarters, but also the flanking attack." The sailor arrived on schedule, and Cao Ren would divide his troops to defend him, not daring to attack with all his might...... The last general thought that Cao Ren might abandon the back road and invade the prince's main formation with all his might. ”

The 8,000 sailors in Jingzhou are not all rowers and archers, this is the sailors of the marines.

He was puzzled, Guan Ping smiled: "This is just right, but Cao Ren's main force can be destroyed in one battle." ”

Tian Xin bowed slightly, secretly laughed at himself in his heart, and gave his hand with a clear expression: "Shizi, the last general will obey the order." ”

Guan Yu remained silent, as if in order to exercise Guan Ping, many things were handed over to Guan Ping to deal with.

After Tian Xin left, Guan Yu summoned Zhou Cang to the front: "When Tian Xiao left first, what was his demeanor?" ”

"It's business as usual."

Not long after, Dong Hui, the protector of the Southern Army, was summoned to Guan Yu, and Guan Yu asked, "After Tian Xiao returns to the camp first, what can be discussed?" ”

Dong Hui was slightly embarrassed: "Captain Tian asked how many prisoners of the southern army in World War I would be able to be promoted to the next level; Xia Guan replied that if you get 900 levels, you can be promoted to one level. Tian Duwei asked again about the promotion of the first rank, and the prince would appoint any position; The subordinate replied according to common sense, saying that he could take the post of captain. ”

"He shouldn't be given the position of lieutenant by me."

Guan Yu said this, Dong Hui knew that he had lost his words and said the wrong thing, and hurriedly bowed down.

On the other side, Tian Xin couldn't sleep for a long time, thinking that Xiangyang was too protective of Lu Chang, and Lu Chang's position was very complicated.

He is a native of Nanyang Bowang, nearly sixty years old, with a clean and honest official reputation, the official residence of Zhangling Taishou, Lu Tinghou, and General Pingdi; Zhangling County has been incorporated into Nanyang County, and Zhangling County is just east of Xiangyang County, so there is no difference between Zhangling Taishou and Xiangyang Taishou.

There is only one Xiangyang stronghold left in Xiangyang County, and Yicheng County was also attacked by Guan Yu early, and now the newly built Yicheng is only the garrison of the southern governor of Xiangyang and serves as a peripheral stronghold of Xiangyang.

Lu Chang's qualifications are very deep, and the Jingbei region has a high reputation, and the Pingdi army under his command belongs to one of the foreign armies, which is more elite and good at fighting than the county soldiers under Fu Fang and Hu Xiu.

The Pingdi Army is a local garrison, and because it belongs to the foreign military system under the management of the Central Protector Army, the selection and promotion of military officials are closely communicated with Xu Du and Yecheng.

In other words, the Jingzhou soldiers in the Pingdi army were war-weary, but the military officials came from Xudu and Yecheng, and these people had a higher fighting spirit because their families were detained in Xudu and Yecheng.

Lü Chang was not easy to deal with, and the Pingdi army under his command could not be treated as the war-weary and demoralized Jingzhou army.

and Zhao Yan, a person who had never heard of him in his previous life, has now marched all the way to the battle with five thousand passes.

cavalry, Zhao Yan has at least two thousand horsemen in his hands.

If you are negligent, you may be wiped out by Zhao Yan.

However, the famous Pang De actually did not sell Cao Ren's face, and marched slowly, seemingly regardless of Cao Ren's life or death.

As for tomorrow's decisive battle, Tian Xin thought about it, it should be a big victory, there is nothing to worry about.

I just don't know how Cao Ren will fight the battle of Xiangyang, and Cao Ren can't afford the chain responsibility for the fall of Xiangyang.

As the second half of the night began, the armies within a radius of fifty miles began to move, and the sky showed a little light, and the Jingzhou Navy Division took the lead in going upstream to block the Han River, and would choose the opportunity to join the battlefield.

The left wing soldiers served by Xiahoulan and Lei Xu were also divided into two formations, taking the Qinba Ancient Road and marching to the south bank of the Han River. As long as they gain a firm foothold here and cut off Cao Ren's connection with Gucheng, then Cao Ren's troops will not be able to swim across the Han River.

Cao Ren did not launch a night attack as Tian Xin had guessed, and as the sky brightened, the Jingzhou army occupying Da Shou Mountain understood that Cao's army should be dispatched and quickly informed the whole army.

The morning fog gradually dissipated, Guan Ping galloped to Tian Xin's camp, put out the map and said: "Cao Ren entered the palace, I thought that he would break his wrist and run away overnight. ”

"This is Gucheng, Runan is too guarded by the full pet guard, this is the only passage of Xiangfan Caojun, the water here is shallow, and my sailor is powerless to block and cut off."

"This is fifteen miles east of Gucheng, and the left and right formations are Jingzhou Thorn Shi Hu Xiu and Nanxiang Taishou Fu Fang, and they are in front of Xiahoulan and Lei Xu. Now that there is no battle, Man Chong has blocked the retreat of Hu Xiu and Fu Fang, and he can't tolerate the two of them slacking. ”

Manzhong started as a cool official, and it is very likely that he will violate the principles of law enforcement on the battlefield and kill Hu Xiu and Fu Fang, who are afraid of war.

Guan Ping picked up a stone and shook it: "This is Cao Ren's main formation, he wants to attack Xiahou Lan and Lei Xu to the west, Xiahou Lan has already strengthened the camp at the foot of Da Shou Mountain." About 6,000 people from Zhao Yan's Guanzhong Army and Li Ji's Department blocked between our army and the left flank, intending to block our army's rescue of the left flank. ”

He placed the stone at the center of the map: "If the left flank collapses, our army will not be able to launch another offensive in the short term." When Pound's 7,000 men arrived in Xiangyang, this battle would be even more difficult to fight. Therefore, filial piety, you and I worked together to resist Zhao Yan and Li Ji, and my father hit Cao Ren with his back. ”

Tian Xin glanced at the blue-black Xiangyang city wall in the distance: "Lu often goes out of the city to fight, and our army has no assistance to fight." ”

Guan Ping smiled: "How can everything be demanding?" ”